National Honouring Canada's Lifeline

Over the past two years we’ve had to adjust our Honouring Canada’s Lifeline (HCL) program and deliver it in a new way. We couldn’t come together in person but remained committed to recognizing the extraordinary people who make up Canada’s Lifeline. After careful consideration, we have decided to pause HCL program activities across Canada for 2022 to 2023 so that we can conduct a review of the program.

Donors, volunteers, and partners will still receive framed milestone certificates in appreciation of their tremendous generosity and dedication. We will re-envision the program and create a more innovative and accessible recognition program. By pausing all HCL events and awards, we can take the time to meaningfully improve the program across the country. We look forward to renewing our commitment to those who contribute to Canada’s transfusion and transplantation system.

Canadian Blood Services will continue to present three national awards — Lifetime Achievement, Logan Boulet, and the Schilly Award — at our open board meeting on December 1.

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Honouring Canada's Lifeline

Alan Han with a blue shirt and a white undershirt.

Alan Han

The Schilly Award

Alan Han first joined Canada’s Lifeline at age 15, as a volunteer serving snacks to donors in Edmonton, Alta.
Dr. Norman Kneteman with a black suit

Dr. Norman Kneteman

Lifetime Achievement Award

In 1989, Dr. Norman Kneteman performed the University of Alberta Hospital’s very first liver transplant. So began the hospital’s successful liver transplant program, now the second-busiest liver transplant site in Canada.
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee wearing a lab coat

Dr. Shaf Keshavjee

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, a thoracic surgeon and the director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, has transformed the field of lung transplantation.
Canadian Transplant Association president Brenda Brown

Canadian Transplant Association

Logan Boulet Award

The mission of the Canadian Transplant Association is to motivate transplant recipients to maintain a healthy lifestyle by supporting athletic, educational and other activities.